About the role#
This is a 12-week paid internship for PhD candidates within the Hair Platform team. You will work on-site at our Mason, Ohio facility to study the impact of soil on shampoo and conditioner performance. Your work will involve investigating product properties alongside consumer hair characteristics to generate insights that inform our development strategy.
What you'll do#
- Lead upstream innovation programs to understand fundamental mechanisms in hair care.
- Design and propose R&D solutions that improve the performance of our products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to interpret data and drive product innovation.
- Use modeling skills to build datasets that support product superiority.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a PhD program for Chemical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, or a related STEM field.
- Expertise in Colloid science and Surfactant/cationic polymer coacervation.
- Experience with Surface science and Surface measurements.
- Proficiency in applying Machine Learning, Data Science, Generative AI, or Large Language Modeling to real-world problems.
- A history of publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- A track record of leading innovation and a preference for hands-on experimental work.
- Ability to work as part of a team in a multi-functional organization.
Location & details#
- Location: Mason, Ohio.
- Term: Summer 2027 (12 weeks from May/early June to August).
- Schedule: Full-time, 5 days per week on-site.
- Note: Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.
About Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a consumer goods company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It produces items such as soap, candles, and various household brands. The company operates in approximately 70 countries and employs over 90,000 people. It functions as a public organization.
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